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quangoland

quangoland noun: the world of quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations); quangos generally.

Noun

quangoland (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The world of quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations); quangos generally.
    • On quango reform, little could be expected from Hunt, who had spent much of his Welsh time in quangoland and who had exploited the system for all it was worth, since Wales returned only six Conservative MPs.1998, Hywel Williams, Guilty men: conservative decline and fall, 1992-1997, page 64
    • The netherworld of "quangoland" is not very transparent, but thanks to the efforts of the Netherlands Court of Audit, the situation has improved a great deal[…]2006, Marko Köthenbürger, Hans-Werner Sinn, John Whalley, Privatization Experiences in the European Union, page 295

Origin of quangoland

From quango + land.

Questions about quangoland

What does quangoland mean?
Quangoland means the world of quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations); quangos generally.
What part of speech is quangoland?
Quangoland is a noun.

Words near quangoland in the dictionary

  1. quangocracy
  2. quangocrat
  3. quangocrats
  4. quangoism
  5. quangoization
  6. quangoland
  7. quangos
  8. Quangsi
  9. Quangtung
  10. quanked
  11. quannet

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